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**TODAY'S TOP NEWS** ➣➣➣➣➣➣➣➣➣➣➣➣➣

1. India makes historic record by administering over 50 cr doses of Covid Vaccines; recovery rate stands at 97.36%

2. Textile Ministry will celebrate the 7th National Handloom Day today (07Aug). The handloom weaving community will be honoured for their contribution in the socio-economic development of this country. Now Minister of Textiles *Piyush Goyal* 

3. The Govt said that the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting undertook a special drive for providing financial assistance to the families of journalists who succumbed to Covid 19. *Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting: Anurag Thakur.* 

4. Union Home Minister Amit Shah has welcomed the decision of the PM Modi to rename the *Khel Ratna Award as the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award.* 

5. Nearly five crore beneficiaries have been enrolled & more than four crore have been trained under the Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan Scheme till the 2nd of August. 

6. *PMGDSAS* 

Entry criteria for 

The beneficiary should be Digitally Illiterate

Only one person per eligible household would be considered for training

Age Group: 14 - 60 years

7. Earlier, the Govt had implemented the National Digital Literacy Mission or the Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (DISHA) or National Digital Literacy Mission (NDLM) to impart IT training to 52.5 lakh persons, including Anganwadi and ASHA workers and authorised ration dealers in all the States/UTs across the country so that the non-IT literate citizens are trained to become IT literate so as to enable them to actively and effectively participate in the democratic and developmental process and also enhance their livelihood.

8. The Lok Sabha on 06 Aug passed without any discussion the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021, that aims to nullify the relevant retrospective tax clauses introduced in 2012 to bring past indirect transfer of Indian assets under the ambit of taxation amid Opposition protests on the Pegasus snooping controversy and the three central farm laws.

9. Center is ready to discuss farmers issues in both Houses of Parliament says, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh said.

10. Andhra Pradesh Cabinet approves educational infra plans. CM Jagan Mohan Reddy to launch Jagananna Vidya Kanuka, Nadu-Nedu 2 on August 16.

11. A temporary gate will be erected at Pulichintala dam Andhra Pradesh on 07 Aug. The water resources authorities have deployed a team of experts to install a temporary gate called ‘Stop Lock Gate’ in the place of the radial crest gate number 16, which was washed away due to a mechanical failure in the early hours on Friday.

12. The Supreme Court on 06 Aug, issued a notice to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the suo motu case pertaining to the death of Uttam Anand, an additional district and sessions judge in Jharkhand’s Dhanbad, who was knocked down by an autorickshaw last month.

13. In Bihar, Flood situation continues to be grim in Patna, Nalanda, Gaya, Jehanabad districts. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said the flood threat to Patna, Nalanda and other districts might increase if there is more rainfall in the coming days in north and south Bihar.

14. The Karnataka government has decided to reopen schools for students from class 9 to 12 (II PUC) from August 23, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said.

15. The Karnataka govt on 06 Aug (Friday) announced weekend lockdown and nigh curfew from 9 pm to 5 am on Monday, in districts bordering Kerala and Maharashtra, and that the existing night curfew across the state 

16. In Odisha, Physical teaching for class IX to resume from 16 Aug.

17. Ministry of Civil Aviation grants drone use permission to National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneswar.

18. J&K, security forces recovered arms & ammunition during a search operation that was launched on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday in Samba district of Jammu division. The operation was launched in Babbar Nallah area of Samba district.

19. A Passing Out Parade of Probationers of the Indian Police Service (IPS) of the 72nd Bach was held at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy in Hyderabad on 06 Aug. Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai was the Chief Guest.

20. The Mizoram Govt will offer government job and a house plot to state’s hockey star and Indian women hockey team’s forward player Miss Lalremsiami in the Olympics.

21. Srinagar to get international football stadium based on FIFA construction norms. The National Projects Construction Corporation (NPCC) is building this stadium at Bakshi Stadium in Srinagar.

22. Result of the third session of the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2021 has been announced. 17 students have scored the perfect 100 percentile, the National Testing Agency (NTA) has said. Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have the highest number – four each – of toppers.

23. The Board of School Education Haryana (BSEH), Bhiwani, has declared former four-time Chief Minister and INLD supremo Om Prakash Chautala deemed to have passed the Class XII examination. However, his result has been withheld on “technical grounds”. In 2017, while being lodged in the Tihar jail following his conviction in the JBT teachers scam, Chautala had passed the Class X examination of the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS). 

24. The examination was conducted at 915 examination centres in 334 Cities, including 12 cities outside India in Baharain, Colombo, Doha, Dubai, Kathmandu, Kualalampur, Lagos, Muscat, Riyadh, Sharjah, Singapore & Kuwait.

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✈ **INTERNATIONAL NEWS**

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1. India & China have disengaged their troops in the Gogra region in Eastern Ladakh. The move came following the twelfth round of talks between the Corps Commanders of India and China, held at Chushul Moldo Meeting Point in Eastern Ladakh on 31st of July this year. 

2. India is closely monitoring the evolving security situation in Afghanistan and continues to call for an immediate and comprehensive ceasefire. India supports an Afghan led, Afghan owned and Afghan controlled peace process.

3. Thirty ambulances gifted by India to Bangladesh arrived at the Petrapole land port. The gift from India reflects India’s commitment towards assisting the fraternal people of Bangladesh.

4. Iran’s new President Ebrahim Raisi on Friday backed India’s role in the establishment of peace and security in Afghanistan and highlighted the need for a joint plan to elevate relations between Tehran and New Delhi.

5. *Peace Mission-2021* 

India to carry out military drill with China & Pakistan: The drill will involve tactical-level operations in an international counter-insurgency or counter-terrorism environment under the SCO Charter. More than 3,000 soldiers are expected to participate in the drill. The Indian Army will be conducting air reconnaissance and protecting facilities during the joint drills with the Chinese People`s Liberation Army and the Pakistan Army. The joint exercise will be conducted by the Central Military Commission of Russia from September 11 to September 25 at the Donguzsky training ground in the Orenburg region in Urals.

6. India has condemned the forcible removal of Nishan Sahib atop the roof of historic Gurdwara Thala Sahib in Afghanistan’s Paktia province.

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🌎 **WORLD NEWS** 🌍

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1. Most representatives of the 15 UN Security Council members opposed any military takeover by the Taliban and warned that the world will not accept any government forcibly imposed by the Taliban.

2. Taliban insurgents captured an Afghan provincial capital and killed the government's senior media officer in Kabul on Friday amid a deteriorating security situation as U.S. and other foreign troops withdraw.

3. Pakistan Air Force aircraft crashes during training exercise in Punjab. This is the third such crash reported by the PAF in the last 18 months. Both pilots have ejected successfully. 

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🚣🚴🏇🏁🏊 **SPORTS:**

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TOKYO OLYMPIC INDIA Results 2021 on 6 August Day 15

 *HOCKEY* :

India’s women’s hockey team Lost 4-3 to Great Britain.

The history-making Indian women's hockey team's dream of securing its maiden Olympic medal remained unfulfilled as it lost 3-4 to Great Britain in a hard-fought bronze play-off but the stout-hearted side managed to record its best ever finish at the Games.

 *WRESTLING* :

Wrestler Bajrang Punia Lost in Semifinal, now Fights for Bronze Medal

 *GOLF* 

Aditi Ashok Tied 2nd Position at the end of round 3

 *ATHLETES* 

Men’s 50 km walk Final Race: Gurpreet Singh Fails

Seema Bisla loses

Men’s Relay Team breaks Asian record in 4x400m final as 3.00.25, India finishes 4th, 9th overall

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 *MEDALS THAT WE GOT TILL 06 Aug* 

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 *MIRABAI Chanu* 

49 kg WeightLifting- Silver

 *P V. Sindhu* 

Badminton - Bronze 

 *BORGOHAIN Lovlina* Boxing Bronze

 *Men’s Hockey Team* Hockey Bronze

 *Ravi Kumar Dahiya* Wrestling Silver

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 *TOTAL MEDALS: 5* 

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Day 15 Olympic schedule for India: Saturday, August 7 at Tokyo 2020

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 *ATHLETICS* 

Men’s javelin throw final: Neeraj Chopra - 4:30 PM IST

 *GOLF* 

Women’s Round 4: Diksha Dagar – 7:47 AM IST onwards*

Women’s Round 4: Aditi Ashok – 8:18 AM IST onwards*

 *WRESTLING* 

Men’s freestyle 65kg bronze medal: Bajrang Punia vs TBD - 3:15 PM IST (second bout on mat)

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 *CRICKET* *India vs England* , 1st Test Day 3, live score: England 25 for no loss. play has been called off.

ENG183 (65.4 ov)

25/0 (11.1 ov)

IND 278 (84.5 ov)

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🇮🇳 **Facts about India** 🇮🇳

Ooty, also known as Ootacamund, Udagamandalam or Udhagai is the capital of Nilgiris district in the state of Tamil Nadu. Derived from the TODA words othakal-mund meaning house in the mountains, Ooty stands at 7347 ft above sea level. Local residents call it Queen of Hills. It was the summer capital of Madras Presidency during British Rule .

Ooty is most famous for its tea plantations. Connoisseurs will find plenty to choose from: dust and leaf; black, green, black and white varieties; and flavours such as masala, jasmine, cardamom and even chocolate.

*😀Thought of the day*

 When you know better, you do better

*Joke of the day*

 *Pappu's girfriend* : Meri maa aapko bahut pasand karti hai. 

 *Pappu* , after a deep thought: 😳🙄🤔Kuchh bhi ho jaye, shaadi to main tujhse hi karunga!

*😳Why❓❓❓* 

There is a scientific reason behind the ‘ *Namaskar* ’ 🙏🏻in Indian culture. Joining both hands ensures touching the tips of all the fingers together, which are linked to pressure points in the eyes, ears, and mind. Pressing them together is said to activate these, helping us remember that person for a long time.

*LEARN Sanskrit*🙏🏻

 *Glasses* : उपनेत्रम् (Upanetrum)

 🤔 *How it works* ⁉

 *How does matchbook work* 🔥

When the matchstick is rubbed against the side of the match box, some of the red phosphorus is converted into white phosphorus; this immediately reacts with potassium chlorate in the matchstick head to produce enough heat to ignite antimony trisulphide and starts the combustion of matchstick.

In 1826 John Walker of England invented the first friction matches. Walker's matches were ignited by drawing the heads through a folded piece of paper coated with ground glass. He began selling them in 1827, but they were difficult to light and were not a success. Again In 1831, Charles Sauria of France developed a match that used white phosphorus.

💁🏻‍♂️ *GK TODAY* 

 *Vatican City* is the smallest country in the world, measuring just 0.2 square miles. With an area of 49 hectares (121 acres) and a population of about 805.

All citizens of Vatican City are Roman Catholic. The only people allowed to live in the Vatican City are clergy (religious people) and the Swiss Guards who are the Police force of the country. Over 2,400 other people work in the country but they travel in each day from Italy.

🛕 *VEDIK GYAN* 

*ARDHANARISHVARA* 

 *Maharishi Bhrigu* was one of the seven great sages, the Saptarshis, one of the many Prajapatis created by Brahma, he was a great devotee of Shiva, all the rishis paid homage to both Shiva and Parvati, consort of Shiva, but Bhringi would not worship Parvati and dedicated himself solely to Shiva .

The story goes that Bhringi one day, came to Mount Kailash, the abode of Shiva, and expressed his desire to go around Shiva . As he was going around, Shiva 's consort, Shakti, said, “You cannot just go around him. You have to go around me too. We are two halves of the same truth.”

Bhringi, however, was so focussed on Shiva that he had no desire to go around Shakti. Seeing this, Shakti sat on Shiva's lap making it difficult for Bhringi to go around Shiva alone. Bhringi, determined to go around Shiva took the form of a Bhring (Black Bee) and tried to slip in between the two. Amused by this, Shiva made Shakti one half of his body – the famous *Ardhanarishvara* form of Shiva . This was God whose one half is the Goddess. But Bhringi was adamant. He would go around Shiva alone. So he took the form of a rat and tried to gnaw his way between the two. This annoyed the Goddess so much that she said, “May Bhringi lose all parts of the body that come from the mother.” it is believed that the tough and rigid parts of the body such as nerves and bones come from the father while the soft and fluid parts of the body such as flesh and blood come from the mother. Instantly, Bhringi lost all flesh and blood and he became a bag of bones. He collapsed on the floor, unable to get up. Bhringi realized his folly. Shiva and Shakti make up the whole. They are not independent entities. One cannot exist without the other. Without either there is neither. He apologized.

 Bhringi was denied flesh and blood forever. To enable him to stand upright he was given a third leg, so that his legs served as a tripod.

🧬 *HEALTH CARE: HOME REMEDIES*🩺

( *Note* : These home tips followed in villages/ancient traditions, it is up to you to use it or not🙏🏻)

 *Fenugreek seeds / Methi Sabood* 

A. Swallow a teaspoon of fenugreek seeds (without chewing) with water for immediate relief of *loose motions* 

B. Soaked fenugreek seeds help keep acidity away, which in turn also promotes *good digestion.* 

C. The most commonly claimed fenugreek benefits are milk production in new mothers, blood sugar levels, testosterone and male libido, and treating inflammation.

**Regards**

Chhayakanta

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